Today's Poll: If the governor's election were held today, who would you likely vote for?

I voted undecided since no candidate has yet surfaced that aligns with my values. It would take an extreme out-of-the-box Democratic candidate to get my vote based first and foremost on sanctity of life issues, then taxation, size and scope of government and so on. That is also the reason pro-choice Rick Lazio will not be getting my vote. I don't know enough about Steve Levy as of yet. I did read some of Redlich's website. Libertarians hold a certain appeal in many of there arguments. Removing moral and religious filters, it is difficult to argue against a lot of the Libertarian platform. Is there such a thing as a Conservative/Libertarian hybrid?

For Cuomo supporters, what evidence is there that we are going to get anything different from him than our previous leaders. What new ideas, what track record, what plan to get away from the 3 men in a room way of running our state that has made our state the government almost totally ineffective?

Jeff, there isn't a hybrid because true Libertarians don't believe religion is a reasonable basis for political thought; more specifically, they don't think that's religion should be the taken into account when creating law. The basis for their argument is that one person's (or many people's for that matter) form of morality should have no bearing on other people's lives.

So a capital 'L' libertarian in the Rand/Greenspan vein stands in direct opposition to those on the 'religious right' of the political spectrum. A true libertarian in the political sense is more likely than not to tell you that abortion is a matter of personal choice.

I think the poll reflects that more people have at least heard of the Cuomo name. That's a huge advantage.

Howard,
He should be well known, but he's not. He wasn't even that well known when he ran against Clinton. She had such a big lead, most people didn't bother to learn his name.

And while Lazio has been running now for more than a year, he still has not caught on. That should change once the parties offically nominate their candidates.

The best thing for a Republican this year would be a primary to generate a bit of interest and name recognition.

I like a lot of things about this Steve Levy guy, except that he is a career politician, never had a job, I just can't bring myself to help let any more of those in.
Jeff & Chris, the libertarian point of view is truly the only "big tent" philosophy, but like true conservatism, there are very few purists. I heard someone say on the radio today that the tea party movement won't last much past the elections this year, because so few are truly principled. The ones who are ranting against big government were the same ones who didn't say anything when the other side had control and passed their own Big Government, intrusive UnConstitutional programs like the Patriot Act, the Medicare prescription plan, and No Child Left Behind. When the pendulum swings and the Dems are in the minority, they'll be howling again. John Boehner used almost the exact words about Deem and Pass that Nancy used when complaining about them doing the same damn thing a few years ago. Seriously, They All Must Go Away!!!!!!

CARL PALADINO